Team North America for Miss Earth 2021

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Miss Earth Belize 2021 Destiny Wagner

Destiny Wagner was chosen as the new delegate for the 21st Miss Earth pageant from Belize as she replaces Aarti Sooknandan as Miss Earth Belize 2021. Destiny graciously stepped up and accepted the honor and will now be representing Belize. 25 years-old Destiny Wagner is a graduate with BA in Business Administration from Pace University, New York. She is a TV series host, influencer, brand ambassador and a print and commercial mode. She is also an accomplished poet and an author of two books. Not new to pageantry, after being adjudged as the first runner-up at Miss Universe Belize 2019, in 2020, Destiny was again placed as the first runner-up for the virtual version of Miss Universe Belize 2020. In 2016, she represented Belize in the Miss Caribbean USA pageant, where she was awarded as Miss Photogenic and Miss Congeniality.

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Miss Earth Canada 2021 Alice Li

Alice Li was appointed as Miss Earth Canada 2021 as Laura Pastor stepped down from the title. She will now represent the country at Miss Earth 2021. Alice, who recently represented China at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland last month, is 27 years-old and hails from Beijing. She is an entrepreneur, businesswoman who currently works as a Senior Associate in audit at PwC Canada, specializing in the asset management industry. Alice graduated from the University of Toronto as the Class Valedictorian and has completed both her undergraduate and graduate studies in accounting. “I look forward to this new role as an environmental ambassador not only for Canada, but for our planet earth. Enviromental sustainability is something that I have been working on since my younger years in school and I am grateful for this opportunity to further my advocacy,” she shared.

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Miss Earth Cuba 2021 Cynthia Linnet Lau

Cynthia Linnet Lau was crowned Miss Earth Cuba 2021 on 27th June 2021 at Cuba Ocho Little Havana in Miami, Florida. She will now represent Cuba in Miss Earth 2021, succeeding Miss Earth Cuba 2020 Jennifer Sanchez Aguilar. Cynthia is 25-years-old and is a trained dancer, an actress, and a pianist, and has appeared in various television commercials. She recently graduated with a master’s degree in Business Administration with specialization in Business Intelligence and Analytics from Nova Southeastern University. The diva describes herself as ‘resilient, compassionate, and a survivor,’ She is dedicated, focused, and takes her dreams and ambitions seriously, and works hard to make them come true. She works avidly with the Make a Wish Foundation, the American Cancer Society, and describes her work with the American Cancer Society: Cancer Action Network as one of the best times in her life.

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Miss Earth Dominican Republic 2021 Nicole Franco

Nicole Franco was appointed as Miss Earth Dominican Republic 2021, on whom falls the commitment to compete under the virtual modality trying to bring to the Dominican Republic, their first Miss Earth crown at Miss Earth 2021. 27 years-old Nicole has a Bachelor of Advertising, Professional Makeup Artist and Animal Advocate; she has 6 dogs and 3 cats which have been rescued from the streets. Representing Distrito Nacional during the final of the Miss Dominican Republic Earth 2021, where she was adjudged as the second runner-up, she was also the winner of the bands Miss Personality and Beauty for a cause, a band that is awarded to the best environmental social work project.

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Miss Earth Guadeloupe 2021 Stessy Roche

Stessy Roche was appointed as Miss Earth Guadeloupe 2021 as she will represent the country at the 21st edition of Miss Earth, i.e., Miss Earth 2021. She is 22-years-old and stands 177 cm tall. She is a professional model and is a Curl Analyst. She is excited about representing Guadeloupe on the international stage. She believes that individuals should always try to be themselves and perform their best. She is courageous and passionate about beauty pageants as she believes that beauty pageants bring a lot of opportunities for a beauty queen to work on. She is a strong, confident, and determined woman. Stessy is a confident, strong, and focused individual who will be using the platform of Miss Earth Guadeloupe 2021 to work for the environment and society.

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Miss Earth Guatemala 2021 Mariela Aldana

Mariela Aldana was crowned Miss Earth Guatemala 2021 as she became the official representative of Guatemala at Miss Earth 2021. Mariela is a Guatemalan athelete and beauty queen who hails from Guatemala city. The stunning beauty is a flag football player and started working for Liga de Flag Football Guatemala as the marketing director in 2017. In 2019, she joined Gimmick Company in Guatemala as a key account manager. Aldana is a fluent speaker of Spanish and English and holds a diploma in design and a bachelor’s degree in marketing. Till 2018, she studied marketing at Universidad Rafael Landivar in Guatemala City. Not new to the pageantry, she was Reina Feria de Sevilla 2018 first runner-up. The 25-year-old stunning beauty queen will be a strong contender for the international crown at the upcoming edition of Miss Earth with her strong personality and beauty.

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Miss Earth Honduras 2021 Jissel Rivera

Jissel Rivera was crowned Miss Earth Honduras 2021 and became the official representative of Honduras at Miss Earth 2021. She succeeded Miss Earth Honduras 2020 Mary Cruz Cardona for the title. Jissel Rivera is 20 years of age and a Systems Engineering student. She gave a stellar performance at the finale with her beauty and dedication. Jissel is a part of an organization dedicated to the reforestation of mangroves and the cleaning of the Roatan beaches. She wanted to become an entrepreneur to help other women achieve empowerment in Honduras.

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Miss Earth Mexico 2021 Natalia Duran

Natalia Duran of Tamaulipas was crowned as Miss Earth Mexico 2021 as she succeeded Miss Earth Mexico 2020 Graciela Ballesteros for the title. 22 years-old Natalia stands 170cm tall and has a degree in Public Accounting. She a certified catwalk teacher and Image Consultant. Coming from an enterprising and very united family, with their example they have taught and inspired her to fight for her dreams. Natalia’s greatest virtue is to be brave, her greatest pride is her parents who with a lot of effort, dedication and love have made me the great woman that she is. Natalia has always believed in serving and doing well in the essence of life. Since she started this dream, Duran promised herself to give her best to raise Tamaulipas very high and be a voice of the mother earth.

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Miss Earth Panama 2021 Jillyan Chue

Jillyan Chue was crowned Miss Earth Panama 2021 and won the opportunity to represent Panama at Miss Earth 2021. Jillyan succeeded Miss Earth Panama 2020 Anayansi De Gracia. Hailing from Colón, Jillyan is 25 years-old and is a model and a social communication graduate from the Universidad Catolica Santa Maria La Antigua. In 2018, she received her diploma in digital strategy and communication. No stranger to pageants, Chue was Miss Teen Beauty Panama Universe 2013. In 2017, she was Reina del Festival Nacional de la Belleza and Miss Panama Petite. She represented the country at the Miss Universe Petite 2017 contest and finished as a runner-up. Jillyan is a professional model, she is experienced, confident and dedicated. She will represent Panama at Miss Earth 2021. Chue will definitely bring out a strong delegacy at the pageant this year as Panama is yet to pioneer its win at Miss Earth pageant.

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Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2021 Cristina Mariel Rios

Cristina Mariel was appointed as the new Miss Earth Puerto Rico 2021. She replaced Valerie Vigoreaux Corte´s for the title after the organization and diva, were not able to finalize a formal agreement on the latter's representation at the international contest. The diva is 19-years-old and is a student of Environmental Technology with her concentration towards Environmental Chemistry. She has a vocational certification in Animal Health and Horticulture and a former president of the national organization Futuros Agricultores de América. Cristina is the founder of Eco Amigos Puerto Rico since 2019 that aims to educate the young people in Puerto Rico about the environmental conditions. She also volunteers at CoCoPR organization where she works on a project to reproduce difficult-to-germinate coastal species. The organization strongly believes that the newly appointed queen has a keen understanding and deep commitment towards promoting the care of the natural resources in the country and has already begun her preparation for the international contest. She is strong, experienced, and focused towards her goals in life and with her determination Puerto Rico could bring the crown back home.

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Miss Earth USA 2021 Marisa Paige Butler

Marisa Paige Butler was crowned as the new Miss Earth USA 2021 on 17th January 2021 at the Linda Chapin Theater located in the Orange County Convention Centre, Orlando, Florida. The diva succeeds and was crowned by Miss Earth USA 2020 Lindsey Coffey who went on to win Miss Earth 2020. Marisa is 27-years-old and stands 173 cm tall and has graduated from Stonehill College in 2016 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics with a minor in Business. She now is living and working in California. She is of French, English, Scottish, Irish, and Native American (Mic Mac) heritage. Marisa is also a classically trained vocalist, model, and a conservationist. Her most noteworthy conservation effort was during her time as a volunteer for NOAA’s Corporative Shark Tagging Program. She now helps restore wildlife habitats in San Diego for the endangered California Least Terns. She has her own project #ServiceSaturday project which was her weekly volunteer day but is now an online movement that aims to get people to schedule time in their week to give back to their community by utilizing their unique skill sets and interest.